Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 210 Homecoming
The next day, Zhang Yifan set off for Liujia Village.

Because Zhu Jingjing was pregnant, Queen Ma sent people from the palace to take care of her, so she was not allowed to come out. She could rest assured to raise her baby in the Prince Consort's Mansion.Zhang Yifan returned to his hometown alone with Zhu Wu and other guards.

It is already the end of the 12th year of Hongwu, and the weather here in Yingtian Mansion is quite cold, but luckily, there is no snow, but the north wind is howling.

This made Zhang Yifan, who had just returned from living in Xiangshan County for three years, a little uncomfortable.Fortunately, he is a rich man, so he wears a complete set of warm mink clothes.

After leaving Nanjing City and driving his horse on the official road, Zhang Yifan found that outside Nanjing City, it was basically the same as it was three years ago, and not much had changed.At least the buildings and the like have not changed significantly.

As for passers-by, probably because of the cold winter months, there were relatively few people.

No, this phenomenon made Zhu Wu who was following behind couldn't help but sigh: "Husband-in-law, why do I feel that the capital is not as lively as our Xiangshan County!"

In response, Zhang Yifan just smiled and said, "Cold!"

There is no winter at all in Xiangshan County, only summer and autumn, and there is very little late autumn.

The official road leading to Liujia Village is already made of cement.The group of people quickly arrived at Liujia Village.

Zhu Wu saw Liujia Village in the distance and shouted loudly, breathing hot air: "Prince-in-law, the changes in Liujia Village seem to be a lot bigger!"

Zhang Yifan nodded after hearing this. He hadn't seen it for three years. Now, the Liujia Village in front of Zhang Yifan was already bigger than he had remembered. Concrete houses had been built in many places.

At this time, it was almost noon, and the village was full of smoke and fireworks.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but blurt out: "Warm warm distant village, smoke in Yiyi ruins!"

"Good poems, good poems, the Prince Consort's poems are so good!" When Zhu Wu and others heard this, they immediately began to flatter him.

After Zhang Yifan heard this, he didn't even bother to pay attention to these big bastards. This is Tao Yuanming's, who dares to take it for himself?

But he was also in a good mood, because he remembered that in the past, Liujia Village was poor and only had two meals a day, but now looking at the smoke, most people in the village must have three meals a day.

Thinking about this, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but miss his acquaintances in the village. How were they doing?

So, he pinched the horse's belly with his legs and immediately increased the horse's speed and headed towards Liujia Village.

When he was approaching the entrance of the village, Zhang Yifan suddenly noticed that there was a long queue at the entrance of the village. Suddenly, he became curious.

The entrance to the village is his former home, which was changed to the village social school before leaving.Next door is Niu Dae's house, and beyond that is Tian Dazhuang's house...

Why are there lines at the entrance of this village?

Zhang Yifan saw that this team was not waiting for the Social Studies team, but had to go there!

What's happening here?
Zhu Wu behind him saw him, but he laughed loudly and said: "Consort, there is such a long queue for the matchmakers at Daniu and Erniu's house, hahaha..."

When the other followers heard this, they all burst out laughing.

Daniu and Erniu followed Zhang Yifan south, one in charge of the salt fields and the other in charge of the cement.When Zhang Yifan came back, they naturally followed him.

Because Zhang Yifan had to visit relatives in the city first, he sent the two of them back to Liujiacun first.Unexpectedly, the matchmaker took notice and lined up in front of his house. He was so popular!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yifan also smiled.

Back then, Niu Da and Niu Er were just two little kids following behind him.His father was still worrying all the time, the money he gave his two sons to marry his daughter-in-law was almost worrying him to the core.

now……

Zhang Yifan was in a good mood and drove his horse over.

At this time, there were very few pedestrians on the official road, so Zhang Yifan and his party were more conspicuous.Everyone riding a tall horse is obviously either rich or noble.

Before Zhang Yifan arrived, Zhang Yifan was recognized over there.Suddenly, an exclamation rang out: "The prince-in-law is back, the prince-in-law is back..."

With this cry, it was like a big stone smashed into the pond in Liujia Village, and it exploded.

I saw people rushing out of every house, shouting: "Where is the prince-in-law?"

At the social school at the entrance of the village, an adult and a group of children came out.

Liujia Village, which seemed to have only a lonely row of people just now, was suddenly full of people.Liujia Village, which was originally quiet, was really noisy, and the excitement soared into the sky.

I saw all the people from Liujia Village flocking to the entrance of the village.Men, women, old and young, all present.

Some of them were even holding dishes, chopsticks, or spoons; or they were wearing thin clothes and just rushed out without even putting on a coat.

What everyone has in common is that they all have a look of surprise on their faces!

Zhang Yifan was riding on the horse and glanced over. Basically, he knew everyone. There was Zheng Jingxue who was teaching, Sister Tian who was holding a child, and Brother Tian who had grown a beard...

Finally, the entrance to the village was filled with people in a very short period of time.

Everyone was looking at Zhang Yifan and sizing him up. Everyone's face was filled with joy.

Unconsciously, although the entrance to the village was full of people, the sound gradually became quieter, and finally reached the point of silence.

Zhang Yifan looked at all this and was suddenly very moved. He quickly said loudly: "Uncles and aunts, it's too cold outside. Don't get too cold. Go back. Yifan will come over to see you later!"

Hearing this, the young people in Liujia Village shouted loudly that they were not cold.But Liu Wu and others had already arrived, and they immediately shouted loudly and drove them back.

After a while, only Zheng Jingxue, Niu Jia, Tian Dazhuang, Liu Wu and a few others were left at the entrance of the village.

Zhang Yifan got off the horse and didn't go to Niu's house. There were too many matchmakers, so he went to social studies, which is his old house to talk.

It can be clearly seen that this old house used as a social school has become more beautiful and the conditions are better.

A group of children, all dressed in thick cotton clothes and trousers, not even cold, looked at Zhang Yifan curiously.Zhang Yifan still knew a few of them, but he couldn't recognize most of them.The child has changed a lot after not seeing him for three years.

Several people finally went to the husband's study on the second floor to talk.

It was so crowded that only one of Zhu Wu and other guards followed in. The other guards, Niu Da and Niu Er were talking outside.

Zheng Jingxue introduced the sociology of Liujia Village, and Liu Wu introduced the situation of Liujia Village. These are all related to Zhang Yifan, so it can be regarded as a report.

On the sociology side, all the school-age children in Liujia Village have come to school, and most of them are still working hard, and a few are good candidates for learning.

In Liujia Village, the most important thing is the cement workshop, which generates income for Liujia Village. The annual dividends are very considerable.It is also for this reason that not only the bachelors were eliminated in Liujia Village, but also the widows were eliminated.

The population of the village has increased a lot in the past three years, which can be seen from the expansion of Liujia Village.

Niu Daddy said with a smile: "When the two boys at home came back, I heard that they didn't have mothers yet. You see, there were even matchmakers from the city who came to my house from ten villages and eight towns to help these two. This guy proposed marriage!"

Looking at his smile from ear to ear, you can tell how happy he is!

Liu Wu also smiled and said: "Niu Da and Niu Er are following the Prince Consort. They are the two most promising boys in our Liujia Village. Everyone who has a daughter is rushing to marry them!"

Hearing this, Niu Daddy suddenly stood up from his seat and kowtowed to Zhang Yifan: "Without the consort, nothing would be possible today..."

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he quickly stopped him, not daring to let him kneel down.

If it weren't for the folks in Liujia Village, the original owner would have starved to death long ago, and he wouldn't be where he is today.

After Liu Wu persuaded him, he told Zhang Yifan that all the money from the cement workshop and the share related to the prince-in-law and the princess should be kept. As he said this, he was going to get the account book and give Zhang Yifan a detailed report.

Zhang Yifan also stopped him and said to him: "I am going to build a house on the hilltop. I will keep the money and buy cement from the village. In addition, it will cost money to hire people to repair the house."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu immediately said that there were several families who wanted to build houses on that hilltop, but he had stopped them all.As long as Zhang Yifan repairs the house, the whole village can immediately put aside everything and focus on Zhang Yifan first.

After talking for a long time, Liu Wu took Niu Daddy, Tian Dazhuang and others away to prepare lunch for Zhang Yifan.

After Zheng Jingxue was the only one left in the room, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said to Zhang Yifan: "Prince-in-law, the Social Studies Department has already established regulations. The village is rich, and there is no need for your husband to teach. Do you think I can Do things with you?"

Naturally, he had heard about everything about the consort in Xiangshan County.Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, he could imagine it.After seeing Niu Da and Niu Er come back for a chat, he felt a little regretful. If he had asked to follow the consort south, maybe he would be in a different situation now.

In the two nights after Niu Daniu Er came back, he actually suffered from insomnia.

Zheng Jingxue's father was an official of the Ming Dynasty, and he himself used to be a supervisor of the Imperial Academy. With this level, he is better than Niu Daniu Er.

When Niu Da and Niu Er left, one was skinny and the other was stupid. But now, they are talking with extraordinary ability, and they can be seen as capable people.

This situation made him feel a little unbalanced. Naturally, he didn't want to teach in Liujiacun all his life. Even if the conditions here were good, he didn't want to. He just wanted to achieve something.

But someone with a thin skin would really not dare to take the initiative to say such a thing.Zheng Jingxue also hesitated for a moment before speaking.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan smiled and said to him: "The first thing I have to do when I come back this time is to prepare to open a glass factory. Let me tell you, this glass factory is not just about making more money, but the quality of this glass Purpose is something that concerns future generations. If you are willing, you can take charge of this glass factory later and I will give you shares, how about it?"

Zheng Jingxue didn't know what glass was, but he could tell that Zhang Yifan attached great importance to this glass factory and even told him things that would affect future generations. Therefore, he became excited and said quickly: "The prince-in-law trusts me so much, I will definitely Do this well! I don’t need any shares or anything!”

Based on his father's teachings, he didn't want to be an official anyway.Therefore, he couldn't be more willing to put him in charge of this glass factory.

Zhang Yifan heard his awakening and said with a smile: "You are my first teacher, and I will definitely not treat you badly. Doing a good job in this glass factory will ensure that your descendants will have enough food and clothing. When I look back, I will Once the shares are straightened out, I will give you specific shares."

Although my father-in-law didn't want it, he promised to give it to those princes and princesses, so he had to settle this matter before he could decide how many shares to give to Zheng Jingxue.At this time, he couldn't give out much directly first.

After all, my father-in-law is very prolific and has too many children. Everyone is vying for them, and I don’t know how many will be left in the end.

But one thing is clear, control must be in your own hands.

Zhang Yifan is ready to notify everyone to hold a meeting after returning to finalize the matter.

At this time, when Zheng Jingxue heard his words, he could ensure that his descendants would have enough food and clothing, and he was so excited that he wanted to take action immediately.

After Zhang Yifan chatted with him for a while, Tian Dazhuang came over to inform him that lunch was ready.

So, a group of people went to Tian Dazhuang's house for dinner.

Needless to say, Zhang Yifan could tell that although the houses each family lived in were still the same as when he left, the things inside were much better than when he left.

A large and sumptuous table, the kind where two tables are put together, is filled with chicken, duck, fish and various dishes.

Liu Wu and others were a little cautious at first, but after drinking wine, they let go.

Zhang Yifan just wasn't used to it, always keeping the door open in such a cold weather.

Although there is a stove under the table, burning charcoal, and it is warm to put your feet on it, but with the door open, cold wind sometimes comes in.Unlike his Prince Consort's Mansion, which was separated from the front and back, with curtains blocking the cold wind from blowing into the back room.

He didn't feel this matter three years ago.After staying in Xiangshan County for three years, I felt a bit obvious when I came back.

However, Zhang Yifan also understands that this is because carbon is burned in the house for heating. If the doors and windows are closed in winter, carbon monoxide poisoning may occur.

Although our ancestors did not know what carbon monoxide was, they knew that doing so might kill someone, so they passed down the habit of opening the door.

In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, summers are extremely hot and winters are extremely cold, which is somewhat different from the long-term cold in the north.In the north, fire pits have existed since ancient times, but in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they have never existed.

While having lunch, Zhang Yifan thought about this problem and couldn't help but start thinking about how to improve this problem.

But at this time, he was the focus, and it was not suitable for him to think about things.And after lunch, he went to various houses for a walk, until it was almost dark before he rushed back to Nanjing City.

Zhang Yifan didn't like procrastination, so he decided to quickly settle the stock issue first and resolve everything one by one.Unexpectedly, he thought too much!
(End of this chapter)